Budapest vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4014
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	56
😀 Quality of life	80	87
🏙️ Population	1.69M	950K

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4643rd and 943rd ($1185 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 837th in Hungary and the United States, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 551st and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Jacksonville

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	Budapest	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$10904

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872